Post by olskool on Jun 28, 2019 15:38:24 GMT -5

I like hunting with my remington model 8s and 81 rifles. I killed this SC buck with my model 81 in 35 rem. it was made in 1938 I used a hornady SST 200gr. and a full charge of 3031 at about 50yds,,,,,,,,

Post by leftysixgun on Jun 28, 2019 19:49:59 GMT -5

I like the ole 35 Remington but my rifle is a more standard type being Marlin 336. But I try and spice it up by casting and shooting a nice 235-ish grain cast bullet pushing it with 3031 @ about 2050fps

Post by 45MAN on Jun 29, 2019 6:32:33 GMT -5

THE FAT BARRELED REMINGTON's (THE 8 AND THE 81) HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY TO 'EM. TEXAS RANGER FRANK HAMER HAD A FAT BARRELED REMINGTON WITH HIM WHEN THEY TOOK DOWN BONNIE & CLYDE. I HAVE A MODEL 81 IN 30 REM THAT WAS A TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (THE HIGHWAY PATRROL) ISSUED GUN TO A TEXAS RANGER (EVEN HAVE THE INVENTORY/ASSIGNMENT CARD FOR IT), WHICH I HAVE NEVER SHOT. A FRIEND IN ALASKA, WHO HAS ISSUES OF THE OLD ALASKA HUNTING MAGAZINES, SAYS THAT THEY USED TO HAVE DEBATES ON WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE OVER ARMED FOR BROWM BEAR WITH A FAT BARRELED 35. AS MY SONS WERE GROWING UP THEY GOT TO SHOOT SOME OF THEIR FIRST DEER (DOES) WITH A MODEL 81 IN 35 REM WITH A SIDE MOUNT SCOPE. BESIDES THE 35 AND THE 30, I HAVE A MODEL 81 IN 300 SAVAGE, ALSO WITH A SIDE MOUNT SCOPE, WHICH I HAVE NEVER SHOT. THEY ARE NEAT GUNS, FROM A TIME PAST. PRE AND EARLY POST WAR WWII, IN SOUTH TEXAS THE MODEL 94 30-30 WAS THE EVERYMAN RIFLE, WHILE THE RANCHERS AND WEALTHIER TYPES WERE KNOWN TO HAVE SAVAGE 99's, REMINGTON FAT BARRELS AND/OR THE REMINGTON PUMP 14's/141's. I GAVE THE MODEL 81 35 TO MY SON NICHOLAS, I PROBABLY SHUD TRY TO FIND NEW HOMES FOR THE 30 AND THE 300 FAT BARRELS.

Post by bradshaw on Jun 29, 2019 10:52:06 GMT -5

I like hunting with my remington model 8s and 81 rifles. I killed this SC buck with my model 81 in 35 rem. it was made in 1938 I used a hornady SST 200gr. and a full charge of 3031 at about 50yds,,,,,,,,

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John Moses Browning put his fingerprint of firearms innovation in ways both obvious and subtle. John Garand took the trigger off Browning’s Auto-5 of 1900 and put it on his M1 Garand. Mikhail Kalashnikov took the safety off Browning’s Reimington Model 8 and put it on his AK 1947. Browning mastered design of STRAIGHT BLOWBACK (.25 ACP, .32 ACP), DELAYED BLOWBACK (Model 1911), LONG RECOIL (A-5 shotgun, Remington Model 8), SHORT RECOIL (Model 1917, M-1919, Browning M-2), along with vertical locking gas operation (BAR M-1918).

My late shooting partner, Ed Verge, had an ancient Ideal or Lyman catalog, listing among other things endorsements from hunters. Not shy about slaughter, one or more of these worthies bragged of mowing down deer with his Model 8, aided by a “jacklight." These guns have mostly disappeared from the old hunting camps yet my memory remains fond of old timers dressed head-to-tail in wool, cradling a savage Model 99, Remington Model 8 or 81. I wrote before of a gent comes into camp after a day on the mountain. Ignoring camp protocol to unload rifle and shotguns before entering, he hangs his Model 8 and on a nail. Which is to say, he sticks the trigger guard over the nail. The safety happens to be OFF, presently emitting fulminations as the rifle spins on the nails, describing a fan of bullet holes through the camp as hunter dive for cover.David Bradshaw